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Hakeem Jeffries: “He's decided to try to steal $230 million in taxpayer funds…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Leader Jeffries on Bloomberg News with David Gura

Published | Video Starts at 03:06

However, what has been irresponsible is that throughout this shutdown, he's found more time to golf than he has to engage with Democrats on Capitol Hill. He's decided to try to steal $230 million in taxpayer funds from the Department of Injustice. Donald Trump and his administration have found $40 billion to bail out a right wing wannabe dictator in Argentina and can't find a dime to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits to keep healthcare affordable for tens of millions of Americans. (03:06–03:15)

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Accuses Trump of attempting to misappropriate $230 million from the Department of Justice.

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